Body mass index: secular trends in children and adolescents from Brazil

• Main Authors: Gabriel Gustavo Bergmann (Author), Mauren Lúcia de Araújo Bergmann (Author), Eraldo dos Santos Pinheiro (Author), Rodrigo Baptista Moreira (Author), Alexandre Carriconde Marques (Author), Daniel Carlos Garlipp (Author), Adroaldo César Gaya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to compare the distribution of body mass index (BMI) between Brazilian children and adolescents aged 7 to 17 years evaluated in 1989 and in 2004/2005. BMI distribution was compared using two large surveys conducted throughout Brazil in 1989 and 2004/2005. The samples consis...